Synthesis and crystal structure of β-amino-α-phenyl-α-ferrocenylethanol

beta-Amino-alpha-phenyl-alpha-ferrocenylethanol, FcC(OH)(Ph)CH2NH2 was prepared by the reduction of cyanohydrin trimethylsilyl ether of benzoylferrocene with lithium aluminum hydride. This new compound was characterized by elemental analysis, IR and H-1 NMR spectroscopy. The structure was also confirmed by a single crystal X-ray study. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic P2(1)/c space group with unit cell dimensions: a = 12.5906(17), b = 5.9636(8), c = 19.8320(3) angstrom a, beta = 102.047(2)degrees, V = 1456.3(3) angstrom(3), Z = 4. The structure exhibits intra- and inter-molecular hydrogen bonding of the type N-H center dot center dot center dot O and O-H center dot center dot center dot N, respectively. The pattern of the inter-molecular hydrogen bonding interaction contains a 10-atom ring with two donors and two acceptors, showing a dimeric crystal packing.